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Important Milestones
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Management
Regional Managers
Advisory Board
Previous Newsletters
BioAbroad in the News
Profile
BioAbroad was founded in Boston in 2006 to assist Israeli scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs living in the
In addition BioAbroad works with regional representatives in key research centers across the US and with other organizations to accomplish the following:
- Lobby and raise awareness for the importance of returning the scientific minds to Israel
- Encourage, with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, new scientific oriented ventures in Israel
- Facilitate bi-national scientific collaborations between Israel and the US that maintain a major part of the R&D activity in Israel (coordinated by the Israelis and Jewish American scientists abroad)
- Identify and promote the recruitment for job opportunities in Israel
- Organize job fairs
- Arrange professional events with leading academic and industry personnel
- Bring updates from the Israeli academia, health care system and industry
- Give grants, with Israel's Ministry of Absorption, scientists' travel to Israel for job interviews
- January 2009 - following lobbying activity by BioAbroad and government official the Israeli government launched a cross-ministries committee for finding solutions for absorbing talented Israeli scientists from abroad. The director of the ministry of Absorption who heads the committee said: "Israel's brain drain is a fundamental problem of loosing Israel's most valuable resource. The governmental decision to establish the cross-ministries committee indicates a change that positions the return of the scientific minds as a national priority. I hope that the committee's recommendation will provide realistic and immediate solutions in order to end the scientific talent exodus. The state of Israel must keep its researchers in Israel in order to foster its economic, social and academic strength"
- January 2009 - a "matching" type project was signed between BioAbroad and the Ministry of Absorption for financing BioAbroad's activities.
- May 2008 - BioAbroad management presents at the Israeli Biomed 2008. Dozens CVs of BioAbroad members were presented to industrialists.
- May 2008 - El-Al gives 7% discount on flight tickets for BioAbroad members.
- April 2008 - BioAbroad, Teva Pharmaceuticals, ILSI and the Ministry of Trade and Commerce organize job fairs in Boston and in Washington. Following the event 15 scientists were recruited by Teva.
- November 2007 - Job fairs and presentations by Israel's leading technological incubators headed by Rina Pridor. The event was described by Ms. Pridor as "very successful with an utmost Zionist importance".
- October 2007 - Job fair and entrepreneurship workshop with Zvika Rubinstein, head of Meytav Technological Incubator
- May 2007 - BioAbroad management presents at the Israeli Biomed 2007. Numerous meetings were conducted with key industrialists, decision makers in the academia and government officials. BioAbroad also recommended to the Shochat committee (for higher education system
BioAbroad members enjoy the following benefits:
- Local professional events, social events and job fairs for networking and for meeting with key people in the Israeli industry and academia.
- Get our special members’ benefits, such as a 7% discount on El Al flights to Israel for members and their families, discount on on-line Hebrew lessons and more.
- Receive our newsletter, with updates about special events, job opportunities and news of interest to Israeli scientists abroad.
- Make yourself accessible* to opportunities offered by companies/universities/scientists for recruitment, consulting and research collaborations.
- Be part of a high quality Israeli community.
* We respect your privacy! Your personal details will NOT be given to third parties and people can contact you through an interface that does not expose your email address.
We will be happy to answer any questions, publish at no cost positions in the Israeli industry and academy and help locating scientists and new R&D projects.
You can write to us to info@bioabroad.org.il, or contact directly relevant people in the organization listed below.
Mailing address: Rami Lotem, POB 140 Mizpe Aviv, 20187, Israel
Tel: +972.54.9420446
- President - Dr. Gil Blander at 781-538-6333 gblander@mit.edu
- VP of International Relations - Dr. Shmulik Hess at +972.52.6464809 shess@mit.edu
- VP of Regional Managers - Dr. Dan Gincel at 443-570-1165 gincel@gmail.com
- Academic Institutes Correspondent - Dr. Noam Shomron at 617-259-7285 nshomron@mit.edu
- Industry Correspondent - Dr. Iris Shichor at 781-248-7480 irisshichor@gmail.com
- Ann Arbor, MI - Dr. Dana Reichmann at 734-757-0511 danare@umich.edu
- Austin, TX - Dr. Yariv Mazor at 512-483-1873 yarivm@che.utexas.edu
- Baltimore, MD - Dr. Michal Zalzman 443-204-5381 zalzmanm@nia.nih.gov
- Berkeley, CA - Dr. Assaf Zemach at 510-717-4641 assafz@nature.berkeley.edu
- Boston, MA - Dr. Ronen Eavri at 857-364-7249 ronen.eav@gmail.com
- Boston, MA - Dr. Natalie Artzi at 617-513-0063 nazrti@mit.edu
- Cincinnati, OH - Dr. Ariel Munitz at 513-699-7226 ariel.munitz@cchmc.org
- Durham, NC - Dr. Mickey Kosloff at 919-684-2767 http://www.duke.edu/~mk81/contact.html
- Los Angeles, CA - Carole Slama at 310-892-7606 caroleslama@hotmail.com
- New Haven, CT - Dr. Arnon Henn at 203-988-8039 arnon.henn@yale.edu
- New York City, NY - Dr. Amir Bahar at 646-259-1885 amir.bahar@mssm.edu
- Philadelphia, PA -Dr. Anat Katsir at 484-431-1571 anatkatsir@gmail.com
- Rockville, MD - Dr. Eyal Rand at 301-807-0898 randeyal@gmail.com
- Rockfeller University, NY - Dr. Neri Minsky at 212-327-7605 nminsky@mail.rockefeller.edu
- San Diego, CA - Dr. Ronit Illus at 858-736-4508 rilouz@ucsd.edu
- San Francisco UCSF, CA - Dr. Vicki Plaks at 510-860-3637 Vicki.Plaks@ucsf.edu
- Seattle, WA - Dr. Sara Eyal at 206-372-0673 eyals2@u.washington.edu
- Stanford, CA - Dr. Menashe Elazar at 650-498-7419 menashe@stanford.edu
- Toronto - Dr. Orr Ravitz at 647-427-0350 ravitz.orr@gmail.com
Advisory Board
Yigal Koltin - Biotech Consultant, Boston and Israel
Shy Baranov - Corporate Partner, ZAG S&W, Boston-NY-Washington DC-Israel
Yehuda Zelig - CEO of SciGen, Israel
Previous Newsletters
October 2008
December 2008
February 2009
April 2009
May 2009
July 2009
Interview in Israel21C Nov 2008
Rosh Hashana event in the Israeli embassy in Washington DC Oct 2008
Rosh Hashana event in Boston with the consulate Ynet Oct 2008
Collaboration with Ben Gurion University Aug 2008
Oshrat Kotler's documentary about Israel brain drain Apr 2008
Interview during Biomed 2007